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Looks pretty corking in the 'slideshow' of photos here - a feature about the 'symphonic' organ's full inauguration this weekend:Originally posted by ardcarp View PostI have just watched the inaugural gala concert from La Philharmonie. The organ made a brief 'appearance' in Faure's Requiem, but its real appearance is most disappointing. The architect clearly had an idea in his head about what the facade of a futuristic organ might look like. The result? A few random (and probably dummy) pipes planted like a row of beans.
I can't find any details online. Presumably there are some treasures lurking somewhere out of sight..
The full programme can be found here
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Thanks for this linkOriginally posted by Keraulophone View Post
(Am I alone in finding the white console a trifle naff?
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by Caliban View Post
(Am I alone in finding the white console a trifle naff? )
... it's to match the beyond-naffness of the lettering.Comment
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The "Rieger" you mean? That's very poor. The whole thing looks like some '70s confection.Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Having worked this morning, it no longer wishes to play: quel dommage!Originally posted by Keraulophone View PostComment
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I got it going but only had time for part of the recital...to the end of the Bach g minor. Will try again. Agree with Calibs...the 'stage' console is distinctly naff! Is it trying to mimic a white baby grand in a night club?Comment
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The site is working perfectly for me now. In middle of Piece Heroique...which is an ideal piece for the stage console...or second console as they call it:
The article in Le Monde describes how....
Michel Garnier [organ builder] est descendu de son nuage [i.e. from the mechanical console] pour gagner le plateau. Il s’est assis à la seconde console de l’orgue, mobile celle-là, que relie un câblage en fibre de verre haut débit à la machinerie du buffet, et déchaîne les voix qui commandent aux éléments.
IMO, the Bach and Buxtehude would have been much better played on the mechanical console...though it would not have been a spectator sport....
De la console mécanique de l’orgue, à 25 mètres de hauteur – le plateau semble presque petitLast edited by ardcarp; 09-02-16, 22:54.Comment
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I heard the whole thing last night. Interesting that Latry (IMO the most poised and accomplished player) chose to play mainly orchestral arrangements leaving the French organ repertoire to Wayne Marshall...who also gave a brilliant (but slightly over-long?) improvisation on the Can Can theme, climaxing with the customary fugue.
It seems that where there is a mechanical action organ with a second remotely operated stage console (a vastly expensive business BTW), the mechanical action console is hardly ever used...e.g. The Bridgewater Hall. What is the point? Yes, mechanical action is fantastic, but in the case of these large concert instruments is it little more than a nod to orthodoxy?Comment
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Audiences invariably want to see the player (and Mr Carpenter most definitely wants them to see him gyrating), and when playing with an orchestra, the organist needs to be on stage to view the conductor and be able to hear the correct balance. Perhaps the mechanical action console is for M. Latry's private practice when NDdP is busy? They must have money to burn.Originally posted by ardcarp View PostComment
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I was at the Mendelssohn concerts in the Philharmonie de Paris on Saturday and Sunday.
Yes, the on-stage console is desperately ugly, and the Rieger logo on the side is tacky in the extreme. But … the organ sounded magnificent in the Lobgesang on Saturday. The 'reveal' moment when the panels opened and the rest of the pipes appeared resulted in a few gasps in the audience. I can't say I was keen on the red lighting which came on and off in the chambers behind the panels.
The concerts are available to watch online.
Concert 1 : Symphonies 3 ('Scottish') and 2 ('Lobgesang') (Saturday 20th February. The Lobgesang begins about 46 minutes in.)
Concert 2 : Symphonies 1, 4 ('Italian') and 5 ('Reformation') (Sunday 21st February)Comment
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Did you see this short video?Comment
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